“Regardless of whether a player says he feels good, we’re still going to go through the battery of tests,” G.M. Mark Dominik said. “That’s really important to us. That’s why I ordered an MRI on his neck and back.”

The mystery was fueled by the fact that the Bucs claimed after the game that Blount wasn’t injured. On Monday, coach Greg Schiano suggested that he was. Then, the team insisted that Blount didn’t have a concussion.

And the fact that the doctors who provide services to the players are paid for by the team. Which always will create suspicion, especially if a team could be trying to avoid using the “C” word, which puts the situation in the hands of an independent neurologist.

Which was the subject of one of the segments on Wednesday’s Pro Football Talk.

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Undoubtedly a lie by the team. I’m sure most players are okay with it, for now, because it makes it easier for them to get back into the games sooner. But it’s just a matter of time before a player or former player comes out and says the team was lying about their concussion. It will most likely be part of a concussion lawsuit as well.

He went to Charlotte to see a specialist. Its not unheard of to receive different opinions from various doctors (especially if the injury turns out to be a headscratcher like this one was). Undoubtedly, Dominik holds the doctor from Charlotte in high regard.